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Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
define the type of infection ... prior resistance. e.g ... #management #infectiousdisease ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #table #sensitivities
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
C virus (HCV) infection ... DAAs #Antivirals #table ... #treatment #hcv ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepatitisC #Management #Pharmacology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... , splenectomy, etc ... define the clinical syndrome ... illness script (e.g ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Endemic treponemal infection ... (e.g. ... Invasive mold infection ... Trigeminal trophic syndrome ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Dysplasias • (e.g ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... CRF) • Infection ... (e.g. ... • CNS Tumors (e.g
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Syndrome: Illness ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... abnormalities - Avoid QTc ... post-arrest or very long QTc
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious Diseases Exposure History

I - Immunization - Vaccination status (age-appropriate, comorbidities, travel, etc)
M
"I MD SOAPS" Infectious ... specific food (e.g ... daycare, hunting, etc ... , rural/urban, etc ... History #Mnemonic #InfectiousDiseases
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... of COVID-19 Infection ... or detachment, etc ... #COVID19 #Pharmacology ... #Table #Management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... Non-inflammatory causes: • Infectious ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... skull neoplasms (e.g